Hi Ian, Welcome aboard the forums To search-out a club in your area, a quick trawl of the 'net' should bring up some 'possibles' for starters but you'll find that the majority of clubs have a membership 'waiting list' to contend with. Have a good browse of the forum resources over there in the blue panel to bring yourself up to speed on recent developments within the hobby and associated laws. It's also where you'll find a wealth of information on all manner of detecting related matters.

Hi.Andy.Unfortunately the only club in the teesside area "The Cleveland Discoverers" folded a few years ago.There are clubs in the Darlington and Durham area but I believe are closed to new members at the moment.I put my name forward to both of them a long time ago but got no response.Hope you have some luck in your efforts.